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Bill Summary · SR 760

Summary — SR 760 (2025): Confirmation of Lee Lilley as Secretary of the Department of Commerce

Status: Adopted (Amendment A1 adopted) — Effective upon adoption
Filed: March 27, 2025 | Adopted/Engrossed: April 17, 2025
Sponsor: Senator Rabon
Type: Simple Senate Resolution (confirmation)

Purpose and intent

SR 760 is a Senate resolution to carry out the constitutional and statutory advice-and-consent role of the North Carolina Senate for the Governor’s appointment of a principal department head. Its immediate purpose was to consider and then formally confirm Lee Lilley as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

Key provisions and changes

  • Initial text (filed March 27, 2025) directed the Senate to consider whether to confirm Lee Lilley under G.S. 143B‑9(a) and Article III, Section 5(8) of the North Carolina Constitution.
  • Amendment A1 (adopted April 17, 2025) changed the resolution from a referral for consideration to an affirmative confirmation: the Senate “confirms Lee Lilley as Secretary of the Department of Commerce.”
  • The resolution contains no statutory changes, no appropriations, and no conditions attached to the confirmation.
  • The resolution states it is effective upon adoption.

Who is affected

  • Lee Lilley: confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Commerce and thereby authorized to serve as head of that principal State department.
  • Department of Commerce: the secretary’s leadership, policy direction, and administrative authority are affected; this may influence the department’s economic development, workforce, business recruitment, and related programs.
  • State government: composition of the Governor’s cabinet and executive branch leadership is finalized for this department.
  • Stakeholders who interact with the Department (businesses, local governments, workforce partners) may experience downstream effects from the confirmed secretary’s priorities.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Referred to Commerce and Insurance (March 31, 2025); if favorable, re‑referred to the Select Committee on Nominations.
  • Committee(s) reported favorably (April 8 and April 16, 2025).
  • Senate passed first reading March 31, 2025.
  • Amendment A1 adopted and resolution engrossed and adopted on April 17, 2025; effective immediately upon adoption.
  • As a simple resolution effecting confirmation, SR 760 does not amend the General Statutes or create new law.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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